What's your thoughts on cleaning .22 LR bores in regards to accuracy? I've read conflicting opinions. I have read articles that suggest that .22 bores sort of "condition" themselves and that cleaning them disturbs that conditioning, diminishing accuracy (ie group tightness.) Others say .22 bores foul just like any other, and built up fouling is detrimental to accuracy.
I'm talking strictly about bore cleaning. Of course actions etc. need to get the crud out, especially semi autos.
One of my current projects is simple group shooting with my .22s, seeing what ammo guns like and if I can tweak things to tighten groups. I was wondering how bore cleaning might affect things.
I would value any insights you might have.